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Motorola has signed a deal with Microvision to build a version of its laser-based PicoP projector into mobile phones. So instead of watching a 5cm video, you could project it on to a wall.phx.corporate-ir.net

Umbrella forecasting

MIT spin-off Ambient Devices has developed an "intelligent umbrella" that forecasts whether or not it is going to rain.ambientdevices.com

Viva Piñata DS

Rare, the Microsoft-owned UK-based games studio, says it plans to release a version of Viva Piñata for the Nintendo DS handheld console.rareware.com

Silverlight dawns

Microsoft is now offering an almost- final version of Silverlight.microsoft.com

Walkman USB music player

Sony is taking pre-orders for the Walkman NWD-B100, a thumb-drive style 1GB or 2GB MP3/WMA music player and voice recorder. Prices start at £34.99.sonystyle-europe.com